Tile for lining silos.



PATENTED JAN. 6, 1903.

' E. E. BLASGHKE, JR.

TILEFOR LINING SILOS. APPLIGATION IILED MAR. 20, 1992.

Nb MODEL.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

TI LE FOR LINING SILOS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 717,532, dated January e, 1903.

Application filed March 20, 1902. Serial No. 99,219. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDUARD E. BLASCHKE, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residingat Clifton, in the county of Mon roe, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tiles for Lining Silos; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This inventionrelates to tiling for linings of silos; and it has for its object to provide a lining which will not be affected by the acids of the ensilage and which will retain the juices by preventing leakage thereof through the walls of the silo.

' A further object of the invention is to provide a lining which may be easily and quickly set up and which will be held securely against displacement.

In the drawings forming a portion of this.

specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure l is a perspective view showing one side of a member or tile of the lining. Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 and showing the opposite side of the member or tile. Fig. 3 is a sec tionshowing two. tiles in mutual contact with the cement filling and the outer wall of the silo.

Referring now to the drawings, the silo-lining consists of a number of tiles which are formed of suitable clay, are molded into proper shape, and then baked and glazed to make them impervious to moisture. Each .tile consists of a body portion 5, which may be rectangular, as shown, and upon. one face of which, or what may be termed the inner face, are formed the two ears or fingers 6 and 7, which project above the upper edge 8 of the body. On the opposite face of the body 5 from the fingers 6 and 7 and adjacent to the upper edge 8 thereof is formed a finger 9, the upper end of which projects above the edge 8, and said finger 9 below the edge 8 is out under, as shown at 10, and the side and bottom edges thereof are beveled in the direction of the body 5. The finger 9 is disposed between the planes of the mutuallyadjacent edges of the fingers 6 and 7. On

the body 5, at the same side with the finger 9 and adjacent to the upper edge of the body, are formed the anchors 11 and 12 which are rectangular .in shape and the under side of which are beveled to form a central reduced portion 13 for each anchor and by which it is united to the body. Additipnal anclmrs 15 and 16, of the same shape as the anchors 11 and 12, are provided and are connected to the body at points adjacent to the lower edge of the latter.

In erecting the present lining a row of tiles is disposed at the base of the silo, and ascoond row is then disposed with their lower edges against the upper edges 8 of the tiles of the first row and between the finger 9 and the fingers 6 and 7, respectively, itbeing understood that the tiles are arranged to break joints. In arranging the tiles the anchors are disposed outwardly or in the direction of the'wall that is being lined, and after a suitable number of rows of tile have been set up afilling of cement or other suitable plastic material is poured behind the tiles to embed the anchors, and when the plastic material has hardened the tiles are held securely in place.

It will be understood that in practice modifications of the specific construction shown may be made and that any suitable material andproporti'ons may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What is claimed is A tile consisting of a body having fingers upon one face and projecting above the upper edge thereof, said fingers being laterally spaced, a finger upon the opposite face of the body at a point between the first-named fingers and projecting above the edge of the body, said finger having its lower portion cut underto form an anchor, and additional anchorsspaced from the last-named finger and having enlarged heads, the fingers of the body at opposite sides thereof being spaced a distance equal to the thickness of the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' EDUARD E. BLASCHKE, JR.

Witnesses: V

ANNA FROHMADER, OLE E. MOE. 

